In a message dated 5/26/2003 11:36:28 AM Eastern Standard Time, renee@pconline.com writes: > Does anyone have access to Indiana 1900 and 1910 census indexes? I am > trying to find and see if Johnson and Frances Crawley and Asberry Crawley > were still living in Putnam Co. at that time. > I only have access to the 1910......but found none of the above.........only a John T.: 1910, Putnam Co.,IN, Greencastle Twp. Series: T624 Roll: 375 Page: 62 N.J.Skinner White vwhite0901@aol.com "Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past." (Deuteronomy 32:7a)

Thank you, the name John is a family name so it is possible that he is part of my Crawleys. Every generation in the Crawleys had a John, James, William, Henry, Anna and Elizabeth. So this makes it hard for me to know which one they are when they are all born within the same year or so. I have three William Henry Crawleys all within a very short span of time. Oh, why did my kinfolk do that?!?! Lois ----- Original Message ----- From: <VWhite0901@aol.com> To: <INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 8:13 PM Subject: Re: [INDIANA] 1900 and 1910 census indexes > In a message dated 5/26/2003 11:36:28 AM Eastern Standard Time, > renee@pconline.com writes: > > > > Does anyone have access to Indiana 1900 and 1910 census indexes? I am > > trying to find and see if Johnson and Frances Crawley and Asberry Crawley > > were still living in Putnam Co. at that time. > > > > I only have access to the 1910......but found none of the above.........only > a John T.: > > 1910, Putnam Co.,IN, Greencastle Twp. > > Series: T624 Roll: 375 Page: 62 > > > > > > > > N.J.Skinner White > vwhite0901@aol.com > "Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past." > (Deuteronomy 32:7a) > > > > > > > > ==== INDIANA Mailing List ==== > Firstmom's Genealogy Resources - Indiana > http://khuish.tripod.com/indiana.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

In a message dated 05/26/2003 2:17:15 PM US Eastern Standard Time, surberj@earthlink.net writes: > Dear Sharon, > > My theory is that your gggrandfather truly was an immigrant from another > planet. He arrived in company with my own g.grandfather from the same era > who came to IN, also lived to an advanced age, fathered children late in > life and there is no record of his death or burial. So in sympathy with > your problems, I also had a quick look for your Joe, hoping he might be > found with my Andy. > > Here is what I found in 1850 in Madison County, IN ... Joseph Gill, age 35, > a physician from England, was apparently boarding with a family named > "Northraft" (very hard to read). The same fellow was counted twice, once > with another household. Must have been moving around. > > Then we have another Joseph Gill in the 1850 census, in Posey County, IN > (Black Tnp.). This one is 45 years old and says he was born in Kentucky. His > wife is Mary (age 50) and others in the household are Hannah (21), Aaron, > Benoni, and Michael, age 14. > > Another Joseph Gill (son of John Gill) is only 13 in 1850. > > Couldn't find any Joseph Gills in the 1850 census in Parke County, IN. > > The LDS records say: > Husband > Deverter Franklin Gill Pedigree > Birth: AUG 1878 Silverwood, Fountain, Indiana > Marriage: <1911> , Fountain, Indiana > > So that is Fountain County, not Parke County. But Fountain and Parke are > right next to each other. > > OKAY -- but since "DEVERTER" is such an unusual name, and probably a family > surname, I looked for that. In PARKE County, IN in 1850, there was the > family of George Deverter, a 59-year old shoemaker. He has several children, > among them ELIZABETH, age 15. Could that be your Deverter's mother? The > Deverters had lived in Ohio for many years, according to the census, so > perhaps your Gills were in Ohio at one time. > > Good luck. > Jeanne Surber Jeanne, Deverter was my Great Grandfather but he was born through the marriage of Joseph Gill and Julia Crothers (Griffin). Now do I have you more confused then ever. Deverter was named after George DeVerter who was the doctor that delivered him. Now Good Ole Joe would have been between the ages of 73-76. Pretty spy......I would have almost believe at first that he was from a previous marriage of Julia's but her and Joe had been married on November 13th of 1876 and Deverter was born August 8, 1877, yes that is a nine month span but looks like maybe she conceived on a wedding night or shortly there after. Although some documents say he was born in 1878, which would be a year and nine months later, one of his marriage applications state it was 1878. Sharon Gill Vanden Bossche Homepage: <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/sharonv45/index.html">http://www.geocities.com/sharonv45/index.html</A> E-mail: SharonV45@aol.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why is Leonard Peltier still in prison...??? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <A HREF="http://www.freepeltier.org/">http://www.freepeltier.org</A>

My deepest sympathies to both of you. My Ggrandmother, Ada SCOFIELD,18, appeared out of nowhere on the 1860 census in Terre Haute. She says her parents were from Ireland and she was born in Indiana, but I find no record of it. Then she married my Ggrandfather(Edwin J. MAY) in 1862 and they had my grandfather(Edwin Lyndon), supposedly in IN, but no record of that either. I think IN is somewhat like the Bermuda triangle, where things just disappear, but I like the alien theory too. Sharon

Lana, Thank you for your time, I do belong to Ancestry, but one never knows what someone else may see that you are missing. Thanks again. Sharon Gill Vanden Bossche Homepage: <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/sharonv45/index.html">http://www.geocities.com/sharonv45/index.html</A> E-mail: SharonV45@aol.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why is Leonard Peltier still in prison...??? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <A HREF="http://www.freepeltier.org/">http://www.freepeltier.org</A>

Dear Sharon, My theory is that your gggrandfather truly was an immigrant from another planet. He arrived in company with my own g.grandfather from the same era who came to IN, also lived to an advanced age, fathered children late in life and there is no record of his death or burial. So in sympathy with your problems, I also had a quick look for your Joe, hoping he might be found with my Andy. Here is what I found in 1850 in Madison County, IN ... Joseph Gill, age 35, a physician from England, was apparently boarding with a family named "Northraft" (very hard to read). The same fellow was counted twice, once with another household. Must have been moving around. Then we have another Joseph Gill in the 1850 census, in Posey County, IN (Black Tnp.). This one is 45 years old and says he was born in Kentucky. His wife is Mary (age 50) and others in the household are Hannah (21), Aaron, Benoni, and Michael, age 14. Another Joseph Gill (son of John Gill) is only 13 in 1850. Couldn't find any Joseph Gills in the 1850 census in Parke County, IN. The LDS records say: Husband Deverter Franklin Gill Pedigree Birth: AUG 1878 Silverwood, Fountain, Indiana Marriage: < 1911> , Fountain, Indiana So that is Fountain County, not Parke County. But Fountain and Parke are right next to each other. OKAY -- but since "DEVERTER" is such an unusual name, and probably a family surname, I looked for that. In PARKE County, IN in 1850, there was the family of George Deverter, a 59-year old shoemaker. He has several children, among them ELIZABETH, age 15. Could that be your Deverter's mother? The Deverters had lived in Ohio for many years, according to the census, so perhaps your Gills were in Ohio at one time. Good luck. Jeanne Surber > Trying once again to find any information. Really does look like my Great > Great Grandfather was an Alien of sorts. > > Joseph Gill was really big on evading the census taker, the taxman, land > buying, even the undertaker. > > First we find that there is an Elizabeth Gill, wife of Joseph who died > leaving children (unknown names, ages, etc., this according to the tombstone) and > she died in 1868, at the age of 52 yrs. 2 mo., 6 d. buried in Miller Cemetery, > Lodi, Liberty Township, Parke County, IN. Heck she is not even listed in the > Plot papers of that cemetery. > > Good ole Joe shows up on the 1870 census as head of house hold giving his age > as 69 years (1801) and being born in VA. living in Liberty Township, Parke > County, IN. Also living in the house was a 17 or 19 (hard to read) girl by the > name of Sarah Lacey, listed as housekeeper. No one else listed in this > household. Gee if the above Elizabeth is indeed Joseph's wife what happened to > the children. Were they already of age to move away from home, Maybe? No > obituary or funeral home to be found as yet. > > > Then he shows up on a marriage license to Julia Crothers(Griffin) in November > 1876, marrying in Liberty Township, Parke County, IN. > > Then along comes my Great Grandfather, Deverter being born in Silverwood, > Liberty Township, Parke County, IN, in 1878. Now this according to the 1870 > census makes Joe 77 years old when Deverter was born...... > > Then on the 1880 census he is listed as 76 years old (1804) being born in OH > and parents were from England. Occupation - Farmer. > Julia being 48 years old (1832) born IN - parents CT, & NJ and a housekeeper > Julia's son, Joseph Crouthers (11 years) by a previous marriage. Oh! Did I > mention that Julia had been married three times before Joe, well she was. > Daughter of Julia's Mary Crouthers (8) > Son Elbert Crouthers (6) > Devester Gill (3) now so many times have found Deverter's name spelled > Devester. > > Now by 1900 Liberty Township, Parke County census, Julia is widowed and 70 > years old (1830) and she has a grandson by Ann Thompson her daughter from her > first marriage, living with her by the name of Morris Wann who was 17 years old > and Deverter who is 22 years old. > > Joe does not show up in any of the cemeteries in that area nor can we find an > obituary for him. Now they started listing obituaries in Parke County in > 1882, so have to assume that he died sometime around 1880 and 1882. (There we > go assuming again) > > Julia died in 1906 and is buried in the Miller Cemetery along with lots of > other family members. > > When we asked an Uncle that we found about 5 years ago what nationality we > Gill's were he told us what he was told. When they were younger they asked > Deverter where they came from and he said, "If you want to be Irish then be > Irish." Now that is not fair is it...lol > > So the search goes on.....Where did this Alien, Joseph Gill hail from? Who > was his parents? When was he actually born and where? Did he have Siblings? > Children from previous marriages? How many times was he married? Oh! so many > questions and not enough answers to be found. > > Joe must have been a real prankster to have left so few details of who he > really was. Do know from family information that he was a line boss on the Canal > in Parke County. Gee, no records yet to be found of people who worked on the > Canal's, would have thought that there might have been some payroll records > somewhere. > > Have not found him on any Land, Tax, Physician records, Church records, > Cemetery Records, guess he did not break the law, have not found him in any > lawsuits. One might ask if he really existed, but guess he did or I would not be > here asking so many questions and searching for any information on him. > > Well, this is long, but hope someone out there has a glimmer of hope as to > the identity of my Great Great Grandfather Joseph Gill. > > > > > Sharon Gill Vanden Bossche > Homepage: <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/sharonv45/index.html">http://www.geocities.co m/sharonv45/index.html</A> > E-mail: SharonV45@aol.com > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Why is Leonard Peltier still in prison...??? > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > <A HREF="http://www.freepeltier.org/">http://www.freepeltier.org</A> > > > > > > ==== INDIANA Mailing List ==== > To remove yourself from the list, type: > unsubscribe > in the first line of the message - NOTHING ELSE. > Send it to: > Indiana-L-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

No, someone on the list said that they couldn't find them. I am pretty sure they were gone by that time, but just wanted to check. Did you find something? Lois ----- Original Message ----- From: "Renee O." <renee@pconline.com> To: <INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 10:33 AM Subject: Re: [INDIANA] 1900 and 1910 census indexes > Have you found this yet? > > Renee > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lois" <loise@webworks2000.net> > To: <INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 3:02 PM > Subject: [INDIANA] 1900 and 1910 census indexes > > > Does anyone have access to Indiana 1900 and 1910 census indexes? I am > trying to find and see if Johnson and Frances Crawley and Asberry Crawley > were still living in Putnam Co. at that time. > > I have access to the actual census records, but I don't have the indexes. > Any help would be much appreciated. > > Thanks, > Lois > Surnames: Crawley, Murphy, Lynn & Kirk > > > ==== INDIANA Mailing List ==== > Firstmom's Genealogy Resources - Indiana > http://khuish.tripod.com/indiana.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ==== INDIANA Mailing List ==== > To remove yourself from the list, type: > unsubscribe > in the first line of the message - NOTHING ELSE. > Send it to: > Indiana-L-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Hello Sharon, Your story touched me so I did some digging myself on your behalf. (This is all from Ancestry.com, if you haven't been there?) Time frame made me think of the civil war, so searched for Joseph GILL and 52 came back. Three from Indiana, no personal data on them but you should be able to find ages on these men somewhere on the net, per other records besides ancestry. this site is a civil war rosters site, may be of help? http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Lair/3680/cw/cw.html Surname Given Name Middle Initial Company Unit Rank - Induction Rank - Discharge Notes Allegiance Gill Joseph F 25 Indiana Infantry. Private Private Union Gill Joseph H. H 24 Indiana Infantry. Corporal Sergeant Union Gill Joseph P. I 7 Indiana Infantry. Captain Captain Union These Joseph GILL's are from early VA census: Maybe an avenue to search? GILL, JOSEPH JR. State: VA Year: 1783 County: Chesterfield County Record Type: Tax list Township: No Township Listed Page: 050 Database: VA Early Census Index GILL, JOSEPH SR. State: VA Year: 1783 County: Chesterfield County Record Type: Tax list Township: No Township Listed Page: 050 Database: VA Early Census Index GILL, JOSEPH SEN. State: VA Year: 1782 County: Halifax County Record Type: Continental Census Township: 03 04 Page: 24 Database: VA Early Census Index GILL, JOSEPH JUN. State: VA Year: 1782 County: Halifax County Record Type: Continental Census Township: 06 06 Page: 24 Database: VA Early Census Index Now, in a census for 1830 Virginia, Chesterfield, unknown townships. I found these GILL men were all next door to each other, you may find some leads here as well. William, Henry, and Joseph, are the first names of these GILL men. On another page these GILL men were found in same census same county; Jordan, Joseph, John, Benjamin, and either Tony or Teny or it could be, Jony or Jeny. Found this marriage: Indiana Posey County Gill Jones, Joseph Sarah Spouse: Gill, Joseph Jones, SarahCounty: Posey Name: Mary Kivett Spouse: Joseph Gill Marriage Date: 19 Jul 1846 Book: C- 3 Original Source Page: 11 Marriage Date: 26 Mar 1828 These marriage dates show prior to Cruthers so maybe a check into here may be warranted? I hope I have not duplicated all your searches here, I hope to at least provide a nibble. lol Good luck with your search!! Lana

Trying once again to find any information. Really does look like my Great Great Grandfather was an Alien of sorts. Joseph Gill was really big on evading the census taker, the taxman, land buying, even the undertaker. First we find that there is an Elizabeth Gill, wife of Joseph who died leaving children (unknown names, ages, etc., this according to the tombstone) and she died in 1868, at the age of 52 yrs. 2 mo., 6 d. buried in Miller Cemetery, Lodi, Liberty Township, Parke County, IN. Heck she is not even listed in the Plot papers of that cemetery. Good ole Joe shows up on the 1870 census as head of house hold giving his age as 69 years (1801) and being born in VA. living in Liberty Township, Parke County, IN.  Also living in the house was a 17 or 19 (hard to read) girl by the name of Sarah Lacey, listed as housekeeper.   No one else listed in this household.   Gee if the above Elizabeth is indeed Joseph's wife what happened to the children.  Were they already of age to move away from home, Maybe?  No obituary or funeral home to be found as yet.  Then he shows up on a marriage license to Julia Crothers(Griffin) in November 1876, marrying in Liberty Township, Parke County, IN. Then along comes my Great Grandfather, Deverter being born in Silverwood, Liberty Township, Parke County, IN, in 1878.   Now this according to the 1870 census makes Joe 77 years old when Deverter was born...... Then on the 1880 census he is listed as 76 years old (1804) being born in OH and parents were from England.   Occupation - Farmer. Julia being 48 years old (1832) born IN - parents CT, & NJ and a housekeeper Julia's son, Joseph Crouthers (11 years) by a previous marriage.   Oh! Did I mention that Julia had been married three times before Joe, well she was. Daughter of Julia's Mary Crouthers (8) Son Elbert Crouthers (6) Devester Gill (3) now so many times have found Deverter's name spelled Devester. Now by 1900 Liberty Township, Parke County census, Julia is widowed and 70 years old (1830) and she has a grandson by Ann Thompson her daughter from her first marriage, living with her by the name of Morris Wann who was 17 years old and Deverter who is 22 years old. Joe does not show up in any of the cemeteries in that area nor can we find an obituary for him.   Now they started listing obituaries in Parke County in 1882, so have to assume that he died sometime around 1880 and 1882.   (There we go assuming again) Julia died in 1906 and is buried in the Miller Cemetery along with lots of other family members. When we asked an Uncle that we found about 5 years ago what nationality we Gill's were he told us what he was told.   When they were younger they asked Deverter where they came from and he said, "If you want to be Irish then be Irish."  Now that is not fair is it...lol So the search goes on.....Where did this Alien, Joseph Gill hail from?  Who was his parents?  When was he actually born and where?  Did he have Siblings?  Children from previous marriages?  How many times was he married?  Oh! so many questions and not enough answers to be found. Joe must have been a real prankster to have left so few details of who he really was.  Do know from family information that he was a line boss on the Canal in Parke County.  Gee, no records yet to be found of people who worked on the Canal's, would have thought that there might have been some payroll records somewhere. Have not found him on any Land, Tax, Physician records, Church records, Cemetery Records, guess he did not break the law, have not found him in any lawsuits.  One might ask if he really existed, but guess he did or I would not be here asking so many questions and searching for any information on him.  Well, this is long, but hope someone out there has a glimmer of hope as to the identity of my Great Great Grandfather Joseph Gill. Sharon Gill Vanden Bossche Homepage: <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/sharonv45/index.html">http://www.geocities.com/sharonv45/index.html</A> E-mail: SharonV45@aol.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why is Leonard Peltier still in prison...??? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <A HREF="http://www.freepeltier.org/">http://www.freepeltier.org</A>

Have you found this yet? Renee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lois" <loise@webworks2000.net> To: <INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 3:02 PM Subject: [INDIANA] 1900 and 1910 census indexes Does anyone have access to Indiana 1900 and 1910 census indexes? I am trying to find and see if Johnson and Frances Crawley and Asberry Crawley were still living in Putnam Co. at that time. I have access to the actual census records, but I don't have the indexes. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks, Lois Surnames: Crawley, Murphy, Lynn & Kirk ==== INDIANA Mailing List ==== Firstmom's Genealogy Resources - Indiana http://khuish.tripod.com/indiana.htm ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Unfortunately, if you look at the requirements for donating work to the LDS or genealogical societies, most don't have time to go through all your work and it has to be in a certain form. I was thinking that there may be someone on one of the boards or lists for a particular area or surname(s) who may be interested in all the work that can't be donated and turn it into a project to make it available to anyone who may be searching those lines. This person would probably need help doing that and would probably have to split it up by area or surname. Renee ----- Original Message ----- From: "tori counts" <shyfyre@msn.com> To: <INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 9:37 PM Subject: Re: [INDIANA] What to do with your genealogy files? The question was what to do with all your work, when you no longer can can do it. What your suggesting, should be done before hand, throughout your searching if you are of a mind to share. This gives a free look at our lineage, but sometimes, not a look at your sources, depending on your program. When all is said and done, who would you want to get ALL your notes and copies? Everything you have? I have been thinking about this since it was posted, and I've years (hopefully) to do my own research. But I now my family is ony interested in what I find, not continuing it, If I stop, it stops with me. And I am the only one researching one side of my family. I've found no connections to any others yet to my HANCOCKS in Kentucky and Indiana. I have tons of notes, Lots of files, and proven History, I don't want to go to waste. I truthfully have no answer to this question. And I am interested in those answers that do come along about this, I don't want my work to go to waste........ Tioraidh an drasda, Tori - shyfyre@msn.com Searching- COUNTS(Crouch, Sartain,Williams,Raper), HANCOCK(Adams, Abbott, Shepperd, Leach), MCNIEL(Gaddy,Brown,Lindsey,Mason,Moon)CAREY(Hancock, Catterton,Gibson,Dodder(Dobson),Leach), and any family connections.other Surnames are Speck, Sprunger, Crouch, Imel, Trotter, Sullivan, and Martin. >From: "Renee O." <renee@pconline.com> >Reply-To: INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com >To: INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [INDIANA] What to do with your genealogy files? >Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 21:07:56 -0400 > >I would suggest finding out what can and cannot be contributed and then >put notifications up on message boards and mailing lists asking if >anyone would be interested in having the rest. I would love to find >someone who has one of my lines having work they can no longer use and >that needs a home. Wouldn't it be great if someone or many someones, >who have the time and space could scan in or transcribe all that work >into USGENWEB or Rootsweb for those particular locations? I'd rather >volunteer a few hours a week to sort through and make public a project >like this or get the data into the hands of cousins the person may not >know, rather than see it all thrown away. > >Renee > > > >==== INDIANA Mailing List ==== >Firstmom's Genealogy Resources - Indiana >http://khuish.tripod.com/indiana.htm > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 ==== INDIANA Mailing List ==== To remove yourself from the list, type: unsubscribe in the first line of the message - NOTHING ELSE. Send it to: Indiana-L-request@rootsweb.com ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

I would suggest finding out what can and cannot be contributed and then put notifications up on message boards and mailing lists asking if anyone would be interested in having the rest. I would love to find someone who has one of my lines having work they can no longer use and that needs a home. Wouldn't it be great if someone or many someones, who have the time and space could scan in or transcribe all that work into USGENWEB or Rootsweb for those particular locations? I'd rather volunteer a few hours a week to sort through and make public a project like this or get the data into the hands of cousins the person may not know, rather than see it all thrown away. Renee

The question was what to do with all your work, when you no longer can can do it. What your suggesting, should be done before hand, throughout your searching if you are of a mind to share. This gives a free look at our lineage, but sometimes, not a look at your sources, depending on your program. When all is said and done, who would you want to get ALL your notes and copies? Everything you have? I have been thinking about this since it was posted, and I've years (hopefully) to do my own research. But I now my family is ony interested in what I find, not continuing it, If I stop, it stops with me. And I am the only one researching one side of my family. I've found no connections to any others yet to my HANCOCKS in Kentucky and Indiana. I have tons of notes, Lots of files, and proven History, I don't want to go to waste. I truthfully have no answer to this question. And I am interested in those answers that do come along about this, I don't want my work to go to waste........ Tioraidh an drasda, Tori - shyfyre@msn.com Searching- COUNTS(Crouch, Sartain,Williams,Raper), HANCOCK(Adams, Abbott, Shepperd, Leach), MCNIEL(Gaddy,Brown,Lindsey,Mason,Moon)CAREY(Hancock, Catterton,Gibson,Dodder(Dobson),Leach), and any family connections.other Surnames are Speck, Sprunger, Crouch, Imel, Trotter, Sullivan, and Martin. >From: "Renee O." <renee@pconline.com> >Reply-To: INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com >To: INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [INDIANA] What to do with your genealogy files? >Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 21:07:56 -0400 > >I would suggest finding out what can and cannot be contributed and then >put notifications up on message boards and mailing lists asking if >anyone would be interested in having the rest. I would love to find >someone who has one of my lines having work they can no longer use and >that needs a home. Wouldn't it be great if someone or many someones, >who have the time and space could scan in or transcribe all that work >into USGENWEB or Rootsweb for those particular locations? I'd rather >volunteer a few hours a week to sort through and make public a project >like this or get the data into the hands of cousins the person may not >know, rather than see it all thrown away. > >Renee > > > >==== INDIANA Mailing List ==== >Firstmom's Genealogy Resources - Indiana >http://khuish.tripod.com/indiana.htm > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963

This is something that has been on my mind too. I decided that I have to organize all that I have and try to minimize my files without losing information. So I am making (three ring) folders with color coded tabs that will go with the families that have the same color tabs and picture pages. I am copying all my notes onto file cards with the same color coding and puting them in a card file. From now on I will do this as I find my information so that it will be there for someone to understand. I Hope! I know that our research runs into alot of paper work but some of it we really don't have to keep if we have copied it to another location. I found that I have misplaced some of my notes and duplicated the information as I found it. So this will help me to not waste time on information I already found. This is just my idea of how to make it all take up less space. As to who gets all of this hard work? Good question. Maybe if your own children are not interested one of your nieces or nephews or someone in the family who is also doing genealogy or at least shows some interest. I know that I sure would love to get a box or two in the mail of information that someone couldn't find a place for. I love looking at old notes, pictures and documents. Just my thoughts on what to do with all of this valuable information Susan in Utah

I've located the Historical Genealogy Department of the Allen County Public Library since my previous send. Contact: Susan Kaufman, Librarian Allen County Public Library Historical Genealogy Department 200 E. Berry St. PO Box 2270 Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2270 260-421-1225 http://www.acpl.lib.in.us In a release she states they have "more than 300,000 printed volumes and 314,000 rolls of microfilm at YOUR leisure". Hope this helps! Earline I > _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963

The Family History Center in Salt Lake City, Utah could answer her questions as to how they would retain the materials. This and the Allen County Library in Indiana would be a second recommendation. I'm sure their websites would have contact information. Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.oregonlive.com/cc/genealogy Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson >From: Barb Marshall <marchado@pacbell.net> >Reply-To: INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com >To: INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [INDIANA] What to do with your genealogy files? >Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 11:25:43 -0700 > >A question came up on one of my other lists and I >thought I would ask your input as well. A lady has done >research for 30 years and is now going blind and feels >that she must quit. Her children have no interest in >genealogy; one line has already been published in a >book (by her or someone else), another is a brick wall. > >Sooner or later, we are all going to have to decide >what to do with all of our research after we die or can >no longer continue it, for whatever reason. The logical >solution is to donate it to a library, but for most of >us, there is an awful lot of material and what >libraries can handle it all? I have 3 filing cabinets, >plus many 3 ring binders, floppies, zip disks, and cds >and boxes and piles of notes. Is there any one place >that would gladly take it all? And what happens after >they get it? Do they spend the time and effort to sort >through it all, or do they shove it in a back room >somewhere and forget about it? Any suggestions? > >List Mom Barb > > >==== INDIANA Mailing List ==== >To remove yourself from the list, type: >unsubscribe >in the first line of the message - NOTHING ELSE. >Send it to: > Indiana-L-request@rootsweb.com > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

A question came up on one of my other lists and I thought I would ask your input as well. A lady has done research for 30 years and is now going blind and feels that she must quit. Her children have no interest in genealogy; one line has already been published in a book (by her or someone else), another is a brick wall. Sooner or later, we are all going to have to decide what to do with all of our research after we die or can no longer continue it, for whatever reason. The logical solution is to donate it to a library, but for most of us, there is an awful lot of material and what libraries can handle it all? I have 3 filing cabinets, plus many 3 ring binders, floppies, zip disks, and cds and boxes and piles of notes. Is there any one place that would gladly take it all? And what happens after they get it? Do they spend the time and effort to sort through it all, or do they shove it in a back room somewhere and forget about it? Any suggestions? List Mom Barb

Dear Carleen, I do believe this is my family. There are many John Mc Falls out there, too many to sort out. My grandfather's name was Martin Esau McFall and he named his first born John McFall who in turn named my cousin John McFall. John Esau McFall married a Mary Ketzner who spoke German to her children. The family story is that my grandfather who was the oldest in the family had to teach his sibs to speak English so they could attend school. Jeanette and Frances were the names of two of his three sisters. Most of what is known about the family was told by Frances, but as a nun she had limited contact with the family until late in life. The oldest sister who as a Benidictine nun was allowed almost no contact with the family. John Esau McFall was a lawyer and my grandfather was to follow in his stead. John also owned a farm and an extensive library. My grandfather and his brother farmed for a while as single men and then moved on into other occupations. My grandfather finally becoming a bookkeeper. This was quite a story how my mother's parents met, but my grandmother was also part German and my uncle says that the two of them spoke German to each other when they did not want the kids to hear. I know that my grandfather was raised in Jasper IN and that my uncle was shown the family house by Frances before she died. My biggest problem is that no one in the family bothered to record anything and so far I have not been able to travel to IN. I am almost certain that you have given me information on my great grand father and gggrand father. The dates also line up with my known family. Again thanks so very much, Jean

Genealogical Institute of Mid-America - July 7-10, 2003 - Springfield, Illinois Learn in a relaxed environment. Join the Illinois State Genealogical Society, July 7-10, 2003 in Springfield, Illinois at the University of Illinois-Springfield for the Genealogical Institute of Mid-America. Held in informal setting where camaraderie among attendees and instructors make for a unique educational experience. Instructors for the 4-day 16-session intensive education experience include: Michael J. Neill: Course I Sandra H. Luebking Course II Lloyd D. Bockstruck: Eastern Sources Paul Milner: British Isles Research A registration brochure, description of the courses and more information can be found at the Illinois State Genealogical Society web site www.rootsweb.com/~ilsgs/index.html Cost for the Institute is $350 for ISGS members, $400 for non-members. This includes a Sunday evening reception, evening meals Monday - Wednesday, a banquet on Thursday. Housing is available on the UIS Campus in dorm housing, one person to a room, shared bathroom (2 people) for $165. A separate computer course taught by Michael J. Neill will be offered on Friday, July 11, 2003. Visit the Illinois State Genealogical Society website www.rootsweb.com/~ilsgs/index.html Sue Kaufman ISGS/GIMA coordinator

Would you have any more info such as dates of birth, places lived, children, occupation, etc? Did they stay in IN? or move? Looked at a BUNCH of Daniel BROWNs in IN but there were no Susans listed as wife. Where does David fit in? I did see one Daniel with a son David. RC Hello Everyone: Daniel G. BROWN married Susan GORMAN on March 2, 1834 in Fountain County, Indiana. I would be most interested in learning who the parents of David were and if there were any children from this marriages.